January 5th, 1487

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Born on January 5th, 1487 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 5th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1487)

Born on January 5th, 1487

Weekday

Wednesday

January 5th, 1487 was a Wednesday.

Age

537

People born on January 5th, 1487 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 537 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1486 - January 20th, 1487

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 196,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 748 days, exactly on May 19th, 2026, people who were born on January 5th, 1487 will be 197,000 days old!

196,252 Days

28,036 Weeks

6,447 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 5th?

January 5th, 1970

An earthquake registering Mw 7.1 struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

January 5th, 1953

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

January 5th, 1949

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

January 5th, 1941

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state.

January 5th, 1922

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

January 5th, 1919

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

January 5th, 1757

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

January 5th, 1675

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim in Alsace.

January 5th, 1869

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 1896

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 2009

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

January 5th, 2008

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

January 5th, 2007

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

January 5th, 2005

The dwarf planet Eris was discovered by a team using images from the Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 5th?

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (1941-)

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

Deepika Padukone

Indian Actress

*January 5th, 1986, Copenhagen

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

Jacob Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

*January 5th, 1655, Basel †August 16th, 1705, Basel

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 15th, 1926, Jena

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter

*January 5th, 1948, Oakland

Ferdinand von Roemer

German geologist (1818-1891)

*January 5th, 1818, Hildesheim †December 14th, 1891, Wrocław

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

Gerd Siese

German association football player

*January 5th, 1944, Bielefeld

Same year
Born in 1487

Julius III

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

*September 19th, 1487, Rome †April 2nd, 1555, Rome

Ismail I

Shah of Iran

*July 17th, 1487, Ardabil †May 23rd, 1524, Ardabil

Andrea del Sarto

Italian painter (1486-1530)

*July 16th, 1487, Florence †September 29th, 1530, Florence

Anna of Brandenburg

Duchess of Schleswig and Holstein

*August 27th, 1487, Berlin †May 3rd, 1514, Kiel

John Zápolya

King of Hungary, Prince of Transylvania

*February 2nd, 1487, Spiš Castle †July 17th, 1540, Sebeș

Dangyeong

Queen; Korean royal consort

*January 14th, 1487, Joseon †December 7th, 1557, Joseon

Louis of Hanau-Lichtenberg

German nobleman

*October 5th, 1487, Bouxwiller †December 3rd, 1553, Willstätt

John III of Pernstein

Czech nobleman

*November 14th, 1487, Moravský Krumlov †September 8th, 1548, Hrušovany u Brna

William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen

German count (1487-1559)

*April 10th, 1487, Dillenburg †October 6th, 1559, Dillenburger Schloss

Bartholomäus Bernhardi of Feldkirchen

German theologian

*August 24th, 1487, Schlins †July 21st, 1551, Kemberg

Galeazzo Flavio Capella

Italian writer and politician (1487-1537)

*May 7th, 1487, Milan †February 23rd, 1537, Milan

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg, 1498-1519 and 1534-1550

*February 8th, 1487, Riquewihr †November 6th, 1550, Tübingen

Henry of the Palatinate

Bishop of Utrecht

*February 15th, 1487, Heidelberg †January 3rd, 1552, Ladenburg

Johann Gramann

German theologian

*July 5th, 1487, Neustadt an der Aisch †April 29th, 1541, Königsberg

Giovanni da Udine

Italian painter (1487-1564)

*October 15th, 1487, Udine †January 1st, 1564, Rome

Anna of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

*May 5th, 1487, Ansbach †February 7th, 1539, Cieszyn

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day) which are celebrated on January 5th.

The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)

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Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.I.MCDLXXXVII

5.1.1487

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1487 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1487

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January 5th, 1487

Born on January 5th, 1487

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 196,000 days old!

196,252 Days

28,036 Weeks

6,447 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 5th?

An earthquake registering Mw 7.1 struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state.

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim in Alsace.

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

The dwarf planet Eris was discovered by a team using images from the Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 5th?

Same year Born in 1487

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 5th

Charles of Mount Argus

John Neumann (Catholic Church)

Pope Telesphorus

Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)

January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)

Joma Shinji (Japan)

National Bird Day (United States)

The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.1.1487

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
January 1487

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53	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
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57	31